Wednesday, July 14, 2010

FBI In the News Updated

California Men Plead Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar High-Yield Investment Scam
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:24:28 -0500

Attorney Gerald M. Shaw, of Newport Beach, California, and Gregory De Lavalette, formerly of of Rancho Santa Fe, California, pled guilty to wire fraud in connection with a high-yield investment program that took in millions of dollars from victims who were promised rates of return as high as 40 percent a week.



Alabama Woman Sentenced for Fraud and Embezzlement
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:37:21 -0500

Roxanne Saunders Gilliland, of Rainbow City, Alabama, was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud, which included stealing nearly $700,000 from her employer.



Three South Carolina Residents Sentenced on Drug Charges
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:41:49 -0500

Eric Andre Hickmon, Brenda Lashawn Ellerby, and Sheldon Maurice Bradley, all of Bishopville, South Carolina, each pled guilty to their roles in a cocaine and crack trafficking conspiracy.



Michigan Men Plead Guilty in Medicare Home Health Fraud Scheme
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:47:18 -0500

Detroit-area residents Faisal Chaudry, a physical therapy assistant, and Guy Ross, a physician's assistant, pled guilty in connection with their participation in a fraudulent Medicare home health scheme.



Texas Woman Indicted in Kidnapping Case
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:53:04 -0500

Courtney Elizabeth Hernandez, of Killeen, Texas, was indicted for allegedly kidnapping a 2-year-old girl and transporting her from Texas to Georgia.



New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Missouri to E-Mail Spam Conspiracy
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:56:03 -0500

Paul Zucker, of Wayne, New Jersey, pled guilty in Kansas City, Missouri to his role in a nationwide e-mail spamming case that victimized students at hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States, including the University of Missouri.



Missouri Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charge
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:58:15 -0500

Michael A. Worrick, a former air traffic controller at Whiteman Air Force Base, was sentenced in Kansas City, Missouri to seven years and six months in prison for attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet.



Tennessee Man Sentenced for Operating Fraud Scheme
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:01:30 -0500

Christopher Michael Nezer, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for a fraud scheme he carried out in 2002 in connection with his operation of a Nashville company called Stencilco.



Fraud Ringleader Extradited from Mexico to Face Murder, Racketeering Charges
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:12:40 -0500

Manuel Leija-Sanchez, and alleged leader of a counterfeit identification document business that operated in Chicago's Little Village Community, has been extradited from Mexico to face federal charges in Chicago, including racketeering conspiracy and murder-related offenses.



Massachusetts Man Charged with Hiding Lottery Proceeds from Bankruptcy Creditors
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:55:56 -0500

James S. Gregson, of Andover, Massachusetts, was charged with two counts of bankruptcy fraud for concealing his interest in two $1 million winning lottery scratch tickets, as well as one count of filing a false tax return.



Texas Man Sentenced for Making Bomb Threats to Army Depot
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:08:12 -0500

Henry L. Simmons, of Corpus Christi, Texas, who was convicted of 13 counts of willfully using a cellular telephone or other instrument of interstate or foreign commerce in making bomb threats to the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), was 10 years in federal prison on each count, to be served concurrently. Simmons was also ordered to pay $210,000 in restitution to the CCAD for the costs associated with the evacuation of employees and other actions taken in response to the bomb threats.



South Carolina Woman Charged with Wire Fraud
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:42:41 -0500

Amelia Ackerman, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was indicted for wire fraud in connection with allegedly embezzling more than $340,000 from her employer by means of interstate wire transfers.



Two Sentenced in Pennsylvania for Transporting Stolen Goods to Support Hizballah
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:45:12 -0500

Michael Katz, of Plainsboro, New Jersey, and Alaa Allia Ahmed Mohamed, of Brooklyn, New York, were sentenced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods and trafficking in counterfeit goods in order to support Hizballah.



Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Bank of More Than $4.4 Million
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:52:36 -0500

Roberta Stutzman was sentenced to 75 months in prison after pleading guilty to bank fraud, bank embezzlement, and tax fraud, admitting that while employed at National Penn Bank in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, she misappropriated $4,414,538 of the bank's money.


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